AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2022 - 42

BRIEFING
PRODUCTS /
Connecting Aviators
New app features coordination for fly-outs and co-ownerships
BY IAN J. TWOMBLY
" I'VE BEEN BASED at seven airports,
and it's been hard to
meet other pilots, " said Jeffrey
Brewer. Thus began the idea for
Connecting Aviators, an app and
social network aimed at bringing
pilots together and getting
them flying.
Brewer created Connecting
Aviators as an answer to his own
struggles, and those of other
pilots he talked to. He had been
looking for an airplane partner,
and it took a year to find the
right person, even though the
right candidate turned out to be
the friend of a friend based at his
local airport. With Connecting
Aviators, Brewer is hoping to
make the process of finding airplane
partners, flying clubs,
businesses, and other pilots
quicker and easier.
Users create a personal profile
similar to those on other
social networks, although
Connecting Aviators requires
the use of the real names in an
effort to increase security and
transparency. You can also list
your certificates and ratings,
flight hours, and aircraft. From
there you can interact through
messages, make connections,
and keep things entirely virtual,
or use the app as a way to get
together in person. A map view
with all 19,000 landing facilities
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in the United States makes it
easy to search for new pilot
connections, or to find fly-outs.
Any member can raise his or
her hand and say they are going
flying. The flight is added to the
map, and invites can be sent to
connections, who can then RSVP.
If you're not a connection but
want to go along, you can send a
message.
Perhaps most interesting is
the app's ability to bring together
pilots for co-ownerships. The
concept of co-ownership is compelling
to many potential owners,
but finding partners is a challenge.
In Connecting Aviators, a
user can indicate their interest in
finding a co-ownership, starting
a co-ownership, or bringing in a
partner to their existing airplane.
Finding those interested requires
simply checking the map.
Connecting Aviators is relatively
new, so the user base is
small, and there are a few bugs.
But it promises to be a good place
to find other pilots as it grows.
Brewer said it will remain free
to use most features of the app,
and an upper tier with a small fee
is available for pilots who want
more functionality. It's currently
available only for Apple's iOS, but
Brewer said Android may be in a
future road map.
ian.twombly@aopa.org

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